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Reduce vision loss in children and adolescents — V‑03 Data

National Status: Little or no detectable change

  
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Most Recent Data:
44.7 per 1,000 children and adolescents (2024)

National Target:
31.2 per 1,000  1

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
39.0 per 1,000 children and adolescents aged 17 years and under were blind or visually impaired in 2019 2

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Blindness and visual impairment in children and adolescents ≤ 17 years, 2019-2024
(per 1,000 children and adolescents)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total
39.0
CI 34.1 / 44.5
SE 2.593
45.1
CI 38.0 / 53.1
SE 3.778
43.0
CI 37.7 / 48.8
SE 2.776
50.0
CI 43.6 / 57.0
SE 3.359
51.1
CI 45.0 / 57.7
SE 3.177
44.7
CI 39.4 / 50.3
SE 2.733

Blindness and visual impairment in children and adolescents ≤ 17 years by Sex, 2019-2024
(per 1,000 children and adolescents)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Male
35.5
CI 28.9 / 43.1
SE 3.526
36.5
CI 28.9 / 45.4
SE 4.077
39.8
CI 32.7 / 47.9
SE 3.769
43.2
CI 35.4 / 52.2
SE 4.168
44.5
CI 36.5 / 53.7
SE 4.274
43.6
CI 36.5 / 51.6
SE 3.771
Female
42.7
CI 35.2 / 51.4
SE 4.039
54.2
CI 42.7 / 67.8
SE 6.198
46.4
CI 38.8 / 55.0
SE 4.029
57.0
CI 47.2 / 68.2
SE 5.234
57.7
CI 48.6 / 68.0
SE 4.839
45.8
CI 38.5 / 54.0
SE 3.848

Blindness and visual impairment in children and adolescents ≤ 17 years by Race/Ethnicity, 2019-2024
(per 1,000 children and adolescents)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
American Indian or Alaska Native only
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
Asian only
18.2
CI 8.3 / 34.6
SE 5.399
18.1
CI 6.8 / 38.6
SE 6.494
43.4
CI 23.4 / 73.0
SE 11.744
36.7
CI 21.4 / 58.5
SE 8.843
27.5
CI 14.4 / 47.2
SE 7.714
14.2
CI 5.8 / 29.0
SE 4.903
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only
53.0
CI 37.2 / 72.9
SE 8.696
44.5
CI 24.0 / 74.8
SE 12.022
64.3
CI 44.1 / 89.9
SE 11.135
65.1
CI 46.3 / 88.7
SE 10.353
63.2
CI 45.0 / 85.9
SE 9.999
64.3
CI 46.2 / 86.7
SE 9.907
White only
38.4
CI 32.2 / 45.4
SE 3.296
47.1
CI 39.0 / 56.2
SE 4.298
35.1
CI 29.9 / 40.9
SE 2.758
42.7
CI 35.3 / 51.2
SE 3.949
49.4
CI 41.9 / 57.8
SE 3.959
41.7
CI 35.5 / 48.6
SE 3.254
2 or more races
36.3
CI 21.3 / 57.5
SE 8.500
DSU
50.9
CI 31.2 / 77.8
SE 11.199
51.4
CI 31.3 / 78.9
SE 11.437
51.2
CI 30.0 / 80.9
SE 12.148
41.7
CI 24.6 / 65.6
SE 9.796
Hispanic or Latino
44.4
CI 33.4 / 57.6
SE 5.962
49.5
CI 34.3 / 68.9
SE 8.432
49.5
CI 38.9 / 62.1
SE 5.733
61.4
CI 46.9 / 78.8
SE 7.868
53.3
CI 43.0 / 65.3
SE 5.541
45.0
CI 35.8 / 55.8
SE 4.958
Not Hispanic or Latino
37.2
CI 31.8 / 43.2
SE 2.866
43.6
CI 36.3 / 52.0
SE 3.916
40.8
CI 34.5 / 47.8
SE 3.326
45.9
CI 39.2 / 53.5
SE 3.575
50.3
CI 43.2 / 58.2
SE 3.748
44.5
CI 38.3 / 51.4
SE 3.279
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
19.1
CI 8.6 / 36.2
SE 5.656
18.8
CI 7.1 / 40.0
SE 6.752
44.3
CI 23.8 / 74.3
SE 11.951
35.9
CI 20.4 / 58.1
SE 8.959
29.1
CI 15.3 / 49.8
SE 8.143
15.0
CI 6.1 / 30.5
SE 5.182
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
54.3
CI 37.8 / 75.3
SE 9.142
38.7
CI 19.4 / 68.4
SE 11.502
64.2
CI 43.2 / 91.2
SE 11.653
63.4
CI 44.0 / 87.9
SE 10.682
63.4
CI 44.3 / 87.4
SE 10.506
61.7
CI 42.9 / 85.3
SE 10.331
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
33.6
CI 27.8 / 40.3
SE 3.094
46.0
CI 37.6 / 55.6
SE 4.471
34.0
CI 28.0 / 40.9
SE 3.222
40.7
CI 32.9 / 49.7
SE 4.182
48.5
CI 39.9 / 58.3
SE 4.570
43.5
CI 36.2 / 51.8
SE 3.900
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
39.5
CI 22.7 / 63.3
SE 9.655
DSU
50.6
CI 28.6 / 82.2
SE 12.753
53.4
CI 30.6 / 85.6
SE 13.116
57.1
CI 32.8 / 91.5
SE 13.985
37.4
CI 20.0 / 63.3
SE 10.240

Blindness and visual impairment in children and adolescents ≤ 17 years by Age group, 2019-2024
(per 1,000 children and adolescents)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
2-4 years
13.9
CI 7.8 / 22.6
SE 3.515
18.8
CI 8.4 / 35.9
SE 6.377
11.6
CI 6.3 / 19.4
SE 3.082
23.6
CI 15.2 / 35.0
SE 4.769
18.4
CI 9.7 / 31.6
SE 5.160
20.4
CI 11.5 / 33.3
SE 5.182
5-11 years
41.4
CI 33.2 / 50.9
SE 4.384
40.3
CI 31.2 / 51.3
SE 4.961
40.0
CI 32.3 / 48.9
SE 4.127
42.5
CI 34.1 / 52.3
SE 4.517
51.4
CI 41.9 / 62.3
SE 5.045
41.9
CI 34.3 / 50.8
SE 4.099
12-17 years
48.7
CI 40.2 / 58.3
SE 4.514
62.4
CI 49.0 / 78.1
SE 7.180
61.1
CI 51.4 / 71.9
SE 5.114
69.4
CI 57.1 / 83.5
SE 6.559
64.6
CI 55.0 / 75.3
SE 5.078
58.1
CI 48.9 / 68.3
SE 4.823

Blindness and visual impairment in children and adolescents ≤ 17 years by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2019-2024
(per 1,000 children and adolescents)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
<100
71.0
CI 53.0 / 92.8
SE 9.779
48.4
CI 30.3 / 72.8
SE 10.228
72.2
CI 53.6 / 94.7
SE 10.093
84.5
CI 63.5 / 109.7
SE 11.353
79.2
CI 60.0 / 102.1
SE 10.349
51.4
CI 36.8 / 69.7
SE 8.045
100-199
45.9
CI 35.1 / 58.8
SE 5.840
54.9
CI 37.2 / 77.6
SE 9.832
51.4
CI 39.9 / 65.0
SE 6.195
63.3
CI 48.0 / 81.8
SE 8.313
74.6
CI 58.6 / 93.2
SE 8.552
61.1
CI 47.3 / 77.5
SE 7.452
200-399
30.6
CI 23.3 / 39.4
SE 3.947
43.6
CI 32.5 / 57.2
SE 6.069
38.7
CI 29.8 / 49.5
SE 4.858
43.8
CI 33.8 / 55.9
SE 5.454
42.8
CI 33.3 / 54.1
SE 5.156
40.9
CI 31.7 / 51.8
SE 4.948
400+
23.4
CI 17.4 / 30.7
SE 3.276
37.6
CI 26.9 / 51.0
SE 5.896
25.8
CI 19.8 / 33.1
SE 3.288
31.1
CI 23.4 / 40.5
SE 4.190
30.3
CI 23.1 / 39.0
SE 3.911
34.0
CI 26.7 / 42.7
SE 3.937

Blindness and visual impairment in children and adolescents ≤ 17 years by Health insurance status, 2019-2024
(per 1,000 children and adolescents)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Insured
37.6
CI 32.7 / 43.1
SE 2.600
44.7
CI 37.2 / 53.1
SE 3.957
42.6
CI 37.1 / 48.6
SE 2.891
50.2
CI 43.8 / 57.2
SE 3.364
49.9
CI 43.8 / 56.6
SE 3.201
44.2
CI 38.8 / 50.1
SE 2.831
Private
25.8
CI 21.1 / 31.1
SE 2.477
39.5
CI 31.1 / 49.3
SE 4.523
29.3
CI 23.9 / 35.5
SE 2.859
41.2
CI 33.8 / 49.7
SE 3.964
37.4
CI 30.6 / 45.2
SE 3.625
34.8
CI 28.9 / 41.5
SE 3.146
Public
54.7
CI 44.9 / 65.9
SE 5.229
52.1
CI 39.4 / 67.3
SE 6.869
60.7
CI 50.3 / 72.5
SE 5.538
62.3
CI 51.4 / 74.7
SE 5.797
66.6
CI 55.9 / 78.6
SE 5.665
57.6
CI 47.9 / 68.6
SE 5.163
Uninsured
66.8
CI 39.0 / 105.6
SE 15.925
DSU
54.3
CI 30.5 / 88.4
SE 13.786
DSU
71.2
CI 37.8 / 120.0
SE 19.460
53.9
CI 31.9 / 84.6
SE 12.608

Blindness and visual impairment in children and adolescents ≤ 17 years by Geographic location, 2019-2024
(per 1,000 children and adolescents)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metropolitan
39.1
CI 33.7 / 45.1
SE 2.851
40.4
CI 33.4 / 48.4
SE 3.727
44.3
CI 38.5 / 50.6
SE 3.006
49.5
CI 42.6 / 57.1
SE 3.633
50.0
CI 43.6 / 56.9
SE 3.330
42.9
CI 37.5 / 49.0
SE 2.892
Non-metropolitan
38.9
CI 27.3 / 53.7
SE 6.450
75.5
CI 50.5 / 107.7
SE 13.879
34.6
CI 21.7 / 52.1
SE 7.313
53.1
CI 36.7 / 74.0
SE 9.097
58.4
CI 40.9 / 80.3
SE 9.605
55.6
CI 41.2 / 73.2
SE 7.857

Blindness and visual impairment in children and adolescents ≤ 17 years by Country of birth, 2019-2024
(per 1,000 children and adolescents)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
US
38.9
CI 33.7 / 44.5
SE 2.699
46.1
CI 38.6 / 54.5
SE 3.953
41.8
CI 36.5 / 47.7
SE 2.824
49.5
CI 43.0 / 56.7
SE 3.424
48.5
CI 42.3 / 55.3
SE 3.252
43.4
CI 38.1 / 49.2
SE 2.787
Outside US
42.1
CI 23.9 / 68.1
SE 10.070
DSU
48.9
CI 26.4 / 82.0
SE 13.168
63.3
CI 35.0 / 104.2
SE 16.437
89.2
CI 58.4 / 129.2
SE 17.150
58.2
CI 36.4 / 87.4
SE 12.267

Disparity